Phi-Fic Chapter 678 Revealing My Identity!
Chapter 678 Revealing My Identity!
As soon as Mu Xin Nuan spoke, the hall fell silent.
Mu Xin Nuan smiled and scanned the room, finally fixing her gaze on Chu Chu beside her.
She stood up and took Chu Chu's hand, who had just come to them. "Today, I'm taking this opportunity of the flower viewing banquet to introduce someone to all the ladies and young women. This is Miss Wang, whose given name is Chu Chu. She is the adopted daughter of Prince Zishu, the Duke of Ying in the capital, and the elder sister of the Princess Consort of Anjun."
Immediately, Madam Fu's gaze towards her changed; of course, it was mostly one of shock.
Madam He seemed somewhat surprised, as she had never heard of the Duke of England having an adopted daughter.
Mu Xin Nuan looked at everyone's performance with satisfaction, and smiled again, "I haven't finished yet. Everyone can see that we are about the same age, right? But we are from two different generations. She has to call me Master's Wife."
Chu Chu smiled, but her head remained slightly lowered.
“This is the prince’s apprentice. She’s incredibly skilled in riding and archery.” Mu Xin Nuan said, glancing at Madam Liu. “Didn’t you say you were missing a female master who was good at riding and archery? Well, I’ve brought her here for you. I specially had someone trick her into coming back from Jiangnan.”
There was a playful element to her words, but as the Princess Consort of Chang Le, the more she spoke like this, the more people would think that the relationship between the two of them was unusual.
For example, there's Mrs. Zhang and Zhang Ruilan now.
They truly hadn't expected that this Chu Chu would have such a powerful background.
"Alright, now that everyone has met, Chuchu will greet each of the ladies in a little while, and then go out to play with the other young ladies."
"Yes, Madam."
They are from two different generations, which is not a big deal. After all, the current Prince An is older than Mu Xin Nuan, but he still has to call her "Imperial Aunt".
Only now did Madam Fang realize that the seat below Madam Liu was reserved for this charming young lady.
Fang felt a little uneasy.
In terms of closeness, who is closer, the female apprentice or her cousin-in-law?
Besides, this Miss Wang is so beautiful. Although she is not as beautiful as the princess, such beauty is rare in Yanzhou City.
Isn't Mu Xin Nuan afraid that this girl might develop an incestuous relationship with the prince because of their close relationship?
At this moment, Fang was already staring at Wang Chuchu, lost in her own thoughts.
Mu Xin Nuan had no idea what Madam Fang was thinking at this moment. She first introduced Madam Liu to her, emphasizing that she was the head of the girls' school. Then, after watching the two of them drink a cup of fruit wine together, she began to introduce Madam He to her.
After just a few simple sentences, the people at their table were basically introduced.
This incident must have been a huge shock to Mrs. He!
She genuinely had no idea that the Duke of Ying in the capital actually had an adopted daughter. Why had her family never mentioned it before?
But looking at the young lady's demeanor and impeccable manners, she certainly doesn't seem like someone you just casually brought back from outside.
Little did they know that Chu Chu had put in a lot of effort to learn these etiquette rules.
As Madam Zhang and Zhang Ruilan watched the charming young woman chatting enthusiastically with someone, they felt somewhat uneasy.
In fact, ever since they learned that this charming young lady had such a remarkable background, they had been quite apprehensive.
After the flower viewing banquet, Madam Fu was invited to a separate small pavilion.
Upstairs, the windows were open, and a cool breeze was blowing through, making it quite comfortable and pleasant.
"Madam Fu, you've met this Miss Wang today. What do you think of her?"
Madam Fu was also puzzled, wondering how Chu Chu, an orphan, had suddenly become the Duke of Yingguo's adopted daughter. Upon further reflection, it seemed that the claim of her being an orphan had never actually come from Chu Chu's mouth.
Mrs. Fu was filled with remorse. Could it be that all of this was the work of Zhang Ruilan?
Furthermore, Chu Chu mentioned at the time that she had come to Yanzhou City to visit her master and specifically to pay her respects to her master's wife. Now that I think about it, all of this makes sense.
However, she never expected that her master would be Prince Chang Le.
"Your Highness, did Chu Chu move into the Fu family's residence?" Although Madam Fu was honest, she wasn't stupid either. She felt that something was amiss.
"Chu Chu did indeed save your Fu Hongyang back then, and Fu Hongyang fell in love with Chu Chu at first sight because of it. Neither the prince nor I knew this at the time. We only found out later that she was worried that the Fu family would not accept her identity."
Mu Xin Nuan paused for a moment, "Although she is the adopted daughter of the Duke of Yingguo, to put it bluntly, it's just a title. After all, she wasn't born from Lady Wang's womb. Besides, she's only in her prime now. If we rashly say that she's just the Prince's apprentice, I'm afraid people will start making wild guesses."
Madam Fu nodded knowingly. "Indeed. It seems this Miss Chuchu is not inexperienced."
"Yes, she's just too sensible, which is why sometimes she hurts herself. Take Fu Hongyang, for example, wasn't he constantly going to brothels to drown his sorrows the other day? Do you know why?"
When Mrs. Fu heard that her son was mentioned, her eyes immediately lit up, and then all her attention was focused on him.
"Because Chu Chu had been staying at your residence, Fu Hongyang wanted to express his feelings to her, but then Zhang Ruilan caused a major incident involving Chu Chu, so Chu Chu rejected him. Fu Hongyang felt hopeless about life, and the only woman he loved refused to marry him, which is why he became somewhat depraved."
"Does the princess mean that we're promoting all of this because of her?"
Worried that she might misunderstand, Mu Xin Nuan added, "These days, Fu Hongyang has returned to normal because Chu Chu had a good talk with him, which is why he stopped indulging in alcohol."
Upon hearing this, Madam Fu frowned slightly, then remained silent, her head slightly lowered, clearly pondering whether this Miss Wang and her son were a good match.
Mu Xin Nuan wasn't in a hurry and didn't urge him. After all, he was someone else's son, and it was perfectly acceptable for them to want to think it over carefully.
Seeing that Madam Fu was about to speak, Mu Xin Nuan smiled again, "Oh right, I forgot to tell you, Mr. Fu also agrees to this marriage. He had already met Chu Chu before, and his impression of her was quite good."